The volume of slaves carried off from Africa reached 30,000 per year in the 1690s and 85,000 per year in the 18th century. The Slave Trade from 16th to the mid- 19th century, about 12.5 million slaves had been shipped from Africa, and 10.7 million had arrived in the Americas.
Most indentured servants didn’t survive their indentured contract and it didn’t take long for the harsh conditions to reach Europe. However, Native Americans either became ill or ran away easily. Initially, Native Americans and indentured servants were used.
There was a huge demand in Europe for sugar, tobacco, and coffee.
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